Former PM Vajpayee to receive Bharat Ratna at home today

March 27, 2015 08:15

Former prime minister Atal Bihari Vajpayee and one of the most-respected politicians across parties will be conferred the Bharat Ratna, the country's highest civilian award, today.

President Pranab Mukherjee and Prime Minister Narendra Modi will be among a host of VVIPs who are expected to be present at Mr Vajpayee's Delhi residence where he will be honoured.

The announcement of the award for Vajpayee, the first prime minister from outside the Congress party to serve a full five-year term, came on December 24, a day before he turned 90. He was prime minister from 1998 to 2004, and has been seriously ill for the last few years.

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